A Little Life

A Novel

By: Hanya Yanagihara

Narrated by: Matt Bomer

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE

A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.

i’m unwell

this was one of the most beautifully written books i’ve ever expensive it was also the most heartbreaking. proceed with caution.

An amazing story

Sad, very sad and full of love. I couldn’t stop listening to it. The writing and descriptions are amazing.
The sad, heartbreaking, horrific world of abuse and the unbelievable extreme damage that these people cause is devastating.

thought provoking yet heart heaking

this will be a book I will forever remember. it's raw, gripping, and tragic. so beautifully written and I felt each emotion from every person. the narration was superb.

The incredible story of Jude

Amazing book. Very sad. Beautifully written. The performance of the audio enhanced totally the experience.

The writing was done well.

This book was extremely depressing. The only word I can use to describe this book is “sad”.